Apparel garment



July 199 1927,, 1,636,516

W. KOPS APPAREL GARMENT Filed Dec. 22. 1925 C l- -'l I Patented July 19,1927.

UNITED STATES 1,636,516 PATENT OFFICE.

WALDEHAB E0198, NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO KOPS BROS. INC., 0] NEWYORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

APPAREL (murmur.

Application filed December 22, 1925. Serial No. 78,947.

My present invention relates to an apparel arment and more particularlyto an abdominal girdle adapted to surround the body of the wearer,overlying the abdomen and also the buttocks of the wearer. At thepresent time in view of the fact that in many instances at least, theuse of hose supporters is dispensed with, the garment in the presentcase is designed to be maintained in the intended position on the bodywithout the employment and resultant assistance of hose supporters.

In carrying out the invention the garment preferably includes a frontmember and a 16 member connected thereto and adapted to encircle thebody of the wearer together with thigh straps preferably connected attheir forward ends to the front member and ex tending in a downwardlyinclined position and connected at their opposite ends to the body ofthe garment so as to maintain or assist 'in maintaining the lowerportion of the garment at the back thereof in place over the buttocks ofthe wearer, and additional means in the form of a crotch strap which maybe employed to assure the'proper maintenance of the garment in place onthe body, as will be hereinafter more particularly described.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the use ofthe garment made in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of the garment, and

Fig. 3 is a back or rear elevation of the same.

Referring to the drawing the garment made in accordance with thisinvention comprises a front member 10 which is preferably made of aninelastic fabric and of sufficient extent to overlie the front abdominalporvtions of the body of the wearer. The garment also includes a backmember 11 having a rear base strap 12 at the lower portion thereof andside members 13 and 14. The back member 11 and the rear base strap 12may be made integral with each other or suitably connected along thelower edge of the back member and upper edge of the strap, and, as willbe understood, the back member 11 and the side members 13 and 14 mayalso be made of one piece of material. Irrespective of the particularmanner in which these parts of the garment are made and connected theyare all preferably of an elastic material. The garment also includesthigh and buttocks straps 15 and 16. In positions appreciably at therear of the axillar lines of the garment there are reinforcmg strips 17and 18. As illustrated, the forward ends of the side members 13 and 14are secured to the side edges of the front mem- 20 and the lower edge ofthe back member is secured to the upper edge of the stra 12 along a lineof stitching 21. The rein orcing strips 17 and 18 are secured to thesections of the garment along lines of stitching indicated at 22, and23. The forward ends of the thigh straps 15 and 16 are connected to theside edges of the front member 10 in the same lines of stitching l9 and20 in which the corresponding edges of the side members are connectedthereto. These thi h straps extend downwardly and rearwar ly from thefront member and at their opposite or back ends are connected to thereinforcing strips 17 and 18 by the lines of stitching 23 and 22 so thatthe thigh straps form continuations of the back strap 12.

In the lower portions of the reinforcing strips 17 and 18 there areprovided suitable eyelets 24 and 25. Connected to the lower edge of thefront member there is a crotch strap 26 which at one end is secured tothe lower port-ion of the front member and at the opposite end isprovided with diverging extensions 27 and 28 having tapes 29 and 30suitably secured thereto and provided with hooks 31 and 32 adaptedrespectively to engage the eyelets 24 and 25, after the crotch memberhas been passed between the limbs of the wearer.

The garment as hereinbefore described is adapted to yieldingly conformto the body of the wearer so that the front member overlies theabdominal section of the body and the lower portion of the back memberoverlies the buttocks of the wearer, and in view of the manner in whichthe thigh straps are secured in the garment the tendency of the same isto maintain the garment in its desired position. This however, may beassured by the use of the crotch strap 26 which as will be appreciated,may be adjusted to position by attaching the hooks 31 and 32 in any oneof the pairs of eyelets 24 and 25 so as to prevent the garment fromcreeping upwardly on the body, and also to exert a predetermineddownward tension in the bar along suitable lines of stitching l9 andfront member to assist the same in providing an adequate support for theabdomen.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a arment of the type described, a front memfier, a sides and backmember connected to the front member to form a continuous structure, athigh and buttocks strap extending downwardly from the lower sideportions of the front member to points at the rear of the axillar linesof thegarment between which the said strap forms a lower continuation ofthe back member, and a crotch strap extending from the-lower portion ofthe front member, to which the crotch strap is permanently attached, tothe lower portions of the sides and back member to which said crotchstrap is adjustably connected. 2. In a garment of the type described, a

front member if inelastic material, a sides and back member of elasticmaterial con.-

nected to the edges of the front member to I garment appreciabl at therear of the axillar portions thereo the said thi h and buttocks strapextending downward y from the lower edge portions of the front member tothe said reinforcing strips and continuing between the said reinforcingstrips to form a lower continuation of the back member, a crotch strapsecured at one end in the lower portion of the front member, and meansfol adjustably connecting the otherend of the crotch strap in the saidreinforcing strips.

Signed by me this 9th day of December, 1925.

WALDEMAR KOPS.

